US Government chooses DRS for M-LIDS C-UAS and SRC for E-LIDS C-UAS

The US government reports it intends to solicit and negotiate with DRS to provide Mobile Low, Slow Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defeat system (M-LIDS) and SRC to satisfy the requirements of Expeditionary Low, Slow Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defeat system (E-LIDS)

The M-LIDS requirement is for a C-UAS capability to detect, track, classify, evaluate and defeat Group 1, Group 2, and low-end Group 3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).. “DRS is, and has been, the developer, and integrator of M-LIDS,” says the government.

The E-LIDS programme is for the procurement, delivery, and sustainment of the hardware, software, and firmware in support of the U.S. Army and Joint Urgent Occupational Need (JUON) CC-0558. This C-UAS capability is also required to detect, track, classify, evaluate and defeat Group 1, Group 2, and low-end Group 3 UAS.